Main Entry: car·i·bou

Pronunciation: \ˈker-ə-ˌbü, ˈka-rə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural car·i·bou or car·i·bous

Etymology: Canadian French, from Micmac γalipu

Date: circa 1665

: a large gregarious deer (Rangifer tarandus) of Holarctic taiga and tundra that usually has palmate antlers in both sexes —used especially for one of the New World —called also reindeer

[caribou illustration]